- Myanmar
Telenor reverses stance, blocks ethnic news media amid crackdown on journalists
Government refuses to release list of sites it ordered blocked, arrests several reporters from ethnic news media
- In-Depth
Microfinance sector oversupplied and under-regulated, economist says
Hopes that microfinance would lift Myanmar out of poverty also being stymied by sluggish economy and oversupply, says leading economist
- Business
Helping or hurting: Touted as answer to poverty, microloans trap many in debt
Nearly 200 microlenders now offer low-interest loans to Myanmar’s poor, but many leave borrowers with crushing debt
- In-Depth
‘We merged and we won’ – ethnic parties set aside differences to claw back seats from NLD
Feeling ignored by the governing NLD, ethnic parties are unifying before the upcoming election—but some alliances remain tenuous
- News
Myanmar Times’ Burmese Daily Edition Fires Editor-in-Chief, 12 Other Journalists Without Notice
The layoffs mean the edition has lost more than a quarter of its editorial staff
